Trousers support and fastener



l Sept. 1, 1936. c. H. sTo'RK-` Y* TROUSERS ASUIPORT AND FASTENER Filed Junq 28, 1955 ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to trouser supports and fasteners therefor, and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be passed over either shoulder of a person and readily attached or detached to a trousers belt at each hip of the person for effectively supporting the trousers with minimum strain on the person and may cooperate with the belt in supporting the trousers on the person or if desired the belt may be worn loose without binding the person, still having efficient means of supporting the trousers and further providing means for supporting a gun holster.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevational view showing my invention adapted to a person and the trousers belt worn by the person.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the adjustable connection between the shoulder strap and the belt and the means of attaching a gun holster.

Figure 3 is an edge elevation, partly in section, illustrating the attachment of the strap to the belt.

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating the fastening element in an open position.

Figure 5 is a similar view showing the fastening element in a closed position.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l indicates a shoulder strap which may be passed over either shoulder of a person and is detachably and adjustably connected to a trousers belt 2 upon each hip of a person by fasteners 3. The strap is provided with a series of openings 4 to permit the fasteners to be adjustably connected thereto and thereby effect adjustable connec- (Cl. 24d-12) tions between the trousers belt 2 and the shoulder strap.

Each fastener 3 consists of a slightly curved body portion 5 having formed integrally with one end a keeper 6 and its opposite end formed 5 integrally with resilient arms 1. The body portion 5, the keeper 6 and arms 1 are Iconstructed from a, single length of resilient material which i is bent first to form the keeper 6, then bent to form the body 5 and then bent to form the arms i0 l. The arms l are capable of being exed relative to the body so that they may be moved into and out of engagement with the keeper 6. To prevent the body 5 from spreading a brace 8 is applied thereto and is located adjacent the formation of the arms to the body. The fastener 3 is passed through a pair of openings of the strap, positioning the keeper adjacent the inner face of the strap with the body 5 overlying the outer face of the strap and projecting beyond the end of said strap. The arms 'I are passed under the trousers belt 2 between the latter and the trousers and then placed in engagement with the keeper. Thus it will be seen that the shoulder strap may be adjusted on the trousers belt and detached therefrom when desired.

A gun holster 9 may be detachably secured to the strap and to the trousers belt by bolts and like fasteners I0 having nuts threaded thereon.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A garment support comprising a waist encircling bent adapted to a garment of a person, a strap passing over a shoulder of the person with each end thereof located adjacent the belt and at the hips of the person and provided with openings, and fasteners encircling the belt at the hips of the person and each including a body and a keeper at one end thereof and resilient arms formed on the other end of said body and adapted to be passed through selected openings of the I strap to locate the keeper adjacent one face of the strap to be engaged by the arms with the belt confined between said body and the arms.

CHARLES H. STORK. 

